My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that's what I try to do. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then try to bring those things into what you are doing. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I try to get people to see what I have. . . . When you run a computer company, you have to… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things humans have done. And then try to bring those things… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
When companies get bigger they try to replicate their success. But they assume their magic came from process. They try to use… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
We try to use the talents we do have to express our deep feelings, to show our appreciation of all the contributions… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
We're cautious. We'd rather exceed expectations than miss but I think it's going to be a continued difficult economy. Apple is trying… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
We have never worried about numbers. In the market place, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
We have never worried about numbers. In the marketplace, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really make… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I hate it when people call themselves 'entrepreneurs' when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I mean, some people say, 'Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, Apple would be in trouble.' And, you… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
So [Polaroid's Dr. Edwin] Land, at 75, went off to spend the remainder of his life doing pure science, trying to crack… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and you're life is just… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the way it is, and your life is just… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
You've got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You can't start with the technology and try… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The reason that Apple is able to create products like iPad is because we always try to be at the intersection of… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I don't want to fail, of course. But even though I didn't know how bad things really were, I still had a… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
We had the hardware expertise, the industrial design expertise and the software expertise, including iTunes. One of the biggest insights we have… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Who wants a stylus. You have to get em and put em away, and you lose em. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The reason that Apple is able to create products like iPad is because we always try to be at the intersection of technology and… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I admire Mark Zuckerberg... for not selling out, for wanting to make a company. I admire that a lot. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
If you want to hire great people and have them stay, you have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy. The best ideas have… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I'm not dismissing the value of higher education; I'm simply saying it comes at the expense of experience. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
“To YoYo Ma: "You playing is the best argument I've ever heard for the existence of God, because I don't really believe a human… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The most important thing is a person. A person who incites your curiosity and feeds your curiosity; and machines cannot do that in the… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image